Chapter 86 - The biggest charlie hater

Willow didn't speak for a while, and when he did, his voice was deathly still, slower than a whisper. "...you don't love me. You know it yourself."Although he had fun doing this, Liam wasn't interested in pretending any longer. "Maybe I don't love you. But still, I want you, Willow Astor. I want to possess you, make you my property. I want to...have something the male lead can't obtain. Snatch his most precious thing away from him. Let's see how much of an omnipotent heartthrob he will be when his beloved walks away and betrays him right in front of his eyes, choosing me, a mere extra over him!""But wait, if you choose me, I wouldn't be an extra, right?" he cried with a crazed attitude, "he was only the male lead because you, the main character, were with him! If—if you become mine—if I snatch you away, the male lead would be me! I...I can take my revenge!" his whole body was trembling with excitement as the very thought of depriving Charlie of the title of 'male lead' filled him with endless euphoria.Adelia, who couldn't exactly understand what was happening, didn't think much and asked, "Why do you hate him so much? Like...what did Charlie do to you?""Isn't it obvious? See, Willow understands. Maybe because he's the main character. They have buffs that sides and extras like us don't," he didn't seem to hate Adelia as much as the ridicule in his voice vanished. "Let me explain. It's because—it's all because he's the male lead. Because he was born with the predestined happily ever after, and an important life. Because he got to be the center of the world, the one everyone has to bow down to. What did he ever do to achieve that? Nothing! Just because of the 'roles' assigned to us, he's the most important person, while I... I'm an extra. Someone who doesn't even deserve a mention in the story of this world.""He enjoyed the spotlight for too long," Liam smiled, his eyes curving in crescents. "I just thought it was about time we changed that. After all, everyone except the main character is changeable, right?"He turned to Willow and asked, "So, 'darling,' what's your answer? How far are you willing to go for me to keep my mouth shut? Would you... rather become a beautiful memory in his mind or a hateful first love who turned out to be nothing but a scammer?""...what...what exactly do I have to do?""For starters, break up with him. How would you do that?" He didn't wait for Willow and answered it himself, "Hmm, that would be difficult for you, right?""But what can be done? Life can be quite difficult, even for you, Willow. After all, even the person who brought the first position in an exam behind the scenes can fail if there's an unpredictable variable. And here, the unpredictable variable is me, who suddenly gained consciousness about the truth of this world."